I once read an account from British soldiers, in this case leaving the field at Saratoga & marching past Gate's army which was lining both sides of the road, remarking how much taller the American soldiers were than they.
We ate alot better than the average lobsterback.
I have always found it somewhat amusing that the Brits will say something like can’t with that softer a but when saying a word, though Spanish, like taco they say “tacko”.